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Bright point splitting into three over the Ionian Sea
On 21 June 1979, several French sailors in the Ionian Sea at 38.02°N, 17.41°E watched a bright point split into three parts, shifting between white an…
A reddish shape on the horizon at Saint-Florent explained as the Moon
In June 1979, four people driving near Saint-Florent (Loiret) described a reddish elongated shape — like a drop or a banana — descending silently from…
Red and green lights with a triangular shape in Salon-de-Provence
On the night of 30 June 1979, several motorists in Salon-de-Provence watched a stationary light begin moving toward them. They made out alternating re…
Silent red triangle over Rueil-Malmaison
On 3 June 1979, a witness in Rueil-Malmaison watched a red triangular object travel silently from north to south for seven to eight minutes. No sound,…
Reddish shell-shaped mass in Foix
On the night of 4 July 1979, a resident of Foix encountered a reddish shell-shaped mass while returning home. Frightened, he watched it in complete si…
Yellow luminous mass identified as a satellite in Cholet
Around 03:00 on 10 July 1979, a witness in Cholet saw a round or oval yellow luminous mass moving diagonally from north to east over ten to fifteen mi…
Bright sphere in Fréjus explained as a Mylar balloon
In July 1979, two witnesses in Fréjus saw a very bright sphere performing complex manoeuvres — descending from clouds, hopping between hills, and hove…
Oscillating object at low altitude over Beauvais
Between 21:50 and 21:55 on 14 July 1979, two witnesses in Beauvais saw a round metallic-looking object — resembling a stainless-steel or aluminium cau…
Coloured halo in Le Pouliguen attributed to the Moon
On the night of 16 July 1979, two witnesses in Le Pouliguen described a very large object surrounded by a red, orange, and yellow halo. It initially a…
Firework rockets mistaken for an aerial phenomenon in La Garenne-Colombes
Over two nights in July 1979, between 21:30 and midnight, several residents of La Garenne-Colombes heard sharp, brief noises that caused alarm. Some r…
Silent ovoid object over Annecy in 1979
In July 1979, several witnesses in Annecy watched a bright ovoid body hovering above a house for twenty minutes. Depending on the observer's position,…
Rotating luminous phenomenon observed by a scientist in Pranles
In July 1979, a scientist specialising in light and colour watched a stationary luminous phenomenon in the sky over Pranles, Ardèche, for 45 minutes. …
Orange cylindrical object over Saint-Lys
At around 21:40 on 23 July 1979, a driver and her passengers spotted a bright orange cylindrical object roughly two metres long over Saint-Lys. It mov…
Orange luminous dot with sudden disappearance in Colombes
On 25 July 1979, around 21:30, two witnesses in Colombes saw an orange luminous dot moving slowly before stopping abruptly. Its brightness dropped sha…
White luminous ball in Herblay at dawn
In the early hours of 28 July 1979, a resident of Herblay was woken by an unusual light flooding his room. Looking out the window, he saw a white lumi…
Trapezoidal object with lights over Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
In July 1979, two witnesses on Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon saw a dark trapezoidal object with four front lights and one red rear light. It hovered motion…
Bright disc during the Toulouse fireworks display
While crowds watched the Bastille Day fireworks in Toulouse on 14 July 1979, a witness spotted at 22:45 a luminous object crossing the sky from south …
Colour-changing reddish ball over Argenteuil
At around 23:30 on 13 July 1979, several witnesses in Argenteuil saw a football-sized reddish-orange ball moving at high altitude. During the observat…
Luminous flash and headaches in Carentoir
One night in July 1979, two people in Morbihan experienced sudden severe headaches at the same moment a luminous flash lit up their bedroom. The sympt…
Brief sighting of a reddish triangle in Castetnau-Camblong
In July 1979, a witness in Castetnau-Camblong observed through an astronomical magnifying glass a reddish triangular object hovering motionless before…
Coloured luminous balls witnessed alongside gendarmes in Achères
Between 23:00 and 23:30 on 5 August 1979, a civilian and several gendarmes in Achères observed luminous phenomena near the Moon. Balls of varying size…
Red rings at sunset in Mirebeau
At sunset on 11 August 1979, several witnesses in Mirebeau saw three reddish-orange rings appear on the horizon below a cloud layer. The rings transfo…
Luminous dot with geometric shapes in southern Corsica
On 22 August 1979, two witnesses in Belvédère-Campomoro saw a stationary luminous dot about 100–150 metres above a golf course, which then drifted wes…
Bright rectangular shape near Orly airport
On 28 August 1979, a witness in Bonneuil-sur-Marne was tracking an airliner through binoculars when he noticed a very bright rectangular shape behind …
Burned grass circle with pink mushrooms in Drôme
In August 1979, a farmer in the Drôme region found a circle of burned grass over ten metres across. Curiously, the grass inside the circle was not onl…
Spinning silver object over power lines in Athis-Mons
A witness recalled seeing, around midnight on 24 August 1979, a silver object spinning silently above power lines in an urban area of Essonne. The tes…
Green oval object with white lights at Noirmoutier
Shortly after 04:30 on 7 September 1979, two witnesses on Noirmoutier saw for less than five seconds a vivid green oval object with four white lights,…
Circular object with orange halo and electric shock in Evrecy
In September 1979, two witnesses in Evrecy saw a bright circular object moving at high speed and descending slowly, surrounded by an orange halo. When…
Red ball of light over the forest of Lyons-la-Forêt
On 19 September 1979, two joggers saw a red ball of light, bright as a star, hurtling toward them at high speed without producing any noise, air curre…
Red object with intermittent glow in Vouillé
In September 1979, several witnesses in Vouillé, Vienne, saw a red luminous phenomenon moving rapidly from west to east. About 4 metres across, it dis…
Silent luminous object with red flame in Maubeuge
In September 1979, several witnesses in Maubeuge saw a luminous object gliding silently north-eastward, emitting green and red colours. Moments later,…
Orange disc with sudden acceleration in Yzeure
At 07:42 on 24 September 1979, a witness in Yzeure initially mistook what he saw for a jet contrail, but soon noticed an object hovering motionless fo…
Stationary metallic-grey sphere in Foucherans
At around 18:30 on a September day in 1979, a witness in Foucherans saw a luminous object appear on the horizon and drift slowly from south to north, …
White oval dot crossing the sky over Vieille-Église
On 17 September 1979 at 07:45, a witness in Vieille-Église saw a white oval dot crossing the sky horizontally at high speed, passing through an area w…
Donchery 1979, flickering luminous points
In September 1979, a couple in Donchery (Ardennes) noticed several luminous points in the sky between 7:00 PM and 11:30 PM. The lights flickered in re…
Louhans 1979, noisy luminous object at low altitude
Around 11:30 PM on October 9, 1979, several witnesses in Louhans (Saône-et-Loire) observed a luminous object flying at low altitude. The noise it prod…
Vosges and Haut-Rhin 1979, zigzagging luminous sphere
In October 1979, several people in the Vosges and Haut-Rhin regions of France observed a spherical luminous phenomenon that glowed irregularly and mov…
Fresnay-le-Comte 1979, reddish glow above a forest
In October 1979, a motorist and her passengers spotted a reddish luminous object above a forest in Fresnay-le-Comte (Eure-et-Loir). Bright but not bli…
Troyes 1979, silent airship-shaped object
At 7:55 AM on October 10, 1979, a witness in Troyes (Aube) spotted an object resembling an airship. It moved horizontally toward the northwest at a st…
La Réole 1979, silent red balls in the sky
On November 1, 1979, several witnesses in La Réole (Gironde) observed a red luminous phenomenon moving silently from southwest to northeast. Descripti…
Mareau-aux-Bois 1979, round objects with flashing lights
Around 6:45 PM on November 11, 1979, eight residents of Mareau-aux-Bois (Loiret) independently reported round objects with flashing colored lights in …
Circourt 1979, lights and sonic booms over the Vosges
On November 14, 1979, around 5:42 PM, a French Air Force officer and his passenger were driving through the Vosges region when they saw two reddish-or…
Reims 1979, white triangular object at dawn
On the morning of November 15, 1979, around 7:30 AM, a couple in Reims observed a white triangular object emitting light. It remained stationary brief…
Homécourt 1979, fluorescent disc with twin tails
At 3:20 AM on November 18, 1979, a witness in Meurthe-et-Moselle spotted a fluorescent circular object with two grey-beige tails. It traveled in a str…
Châteauponsac 1979, diamond-shaped lights and residual mist
On November 21, 1979, a witness saw a motionless, silent object about a hundred meters away displaying four lights arranged in a vertical diamond: thr…
Cergy-Pontoise 1979, the media case of the fake disappearance
In November 1979, Cergy-Pontoise became the scene of one of France's most publicized UFO cases. Three witnesses claimed their friend had vanished afte…
Le Fousseret 1979, electric arc mistaken for UFO
In November 1979, a witness in Le Fousseret (Haute-Garonne) observed a flickering blue light resembling an emergency vehicle signal. The gendarmerie i…
Pont-Sainte-Maxence 1979, brief luminous point
On November 27, 1979, at 4:15 PM, a witness in Pont-Sainte-Maxence (Oise) saw a luminous point in the sky for about two minutes. No detailed descripti…
Tilh 1979, luminous sphere over a field at dawn
Around 6:00 AM on November 26, 1979, a farmer in the Landes region spotted a very bright white light roughly 700–800 meters away. It moved vertically …
Le Port 1979, parallel green lights over Réunion
On the night of November 25, 1979, a witness on Réunion Island saw two green lights moving in parallel from northeast to southwest, preceded by object…
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